Pocket-lighter.



' L. v. ARONSON.

POCKET LIGHTER. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 29, 1910 Patented; July 26; 1910.

(/IWEIVOR MM? 6M.

' ATTOBNEY LOUIS V.' ARONSON, OI NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 29, 1910. Serial No. 558,870.

rocker-LIGHTER.

Patented July 26, 1910.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, Louis V. Ano'nson, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark. in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. Pocket- Lightcrs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make; construct, and use the same, refer nce being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of pocket lighters, wherein, a container is provided with an open end portion,- a sparkproducing element within said open end portion, a scratching element passing through the open end portion of the container in frictional engagement with the spark-producing element, adjustable means secured to the open end of the .container adapted to keep the spark-producing element in. engagement withthe scratching element, and means exteriorly located on the container for returning the scratching element to its original position after forcing the same through the container and against the sparloproducing element. i

In carryirg out my invention, I make. use of the structures illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of my impl." device. Fig. 2 is a partial lon itudinal section of the structure looking in the direc-., tion indicated'by the arrow in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a modified form of my improved structure; and .Fig. 4 is a plan view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference refer to like and the body or container of the li hter, which consists preferably of a tulou a r piece (if metal, such as brass, steel or other suitable material, in the open end of which is secured the sparlcproducing element .0. One form of such spark producing elementor spark producing metal alloy consists pref-' erably of cerium and iron. As a convenient means for keeping the spark-producing element (1 in contact with the scratching .element (Z, as the same shall be consumed, I

the scratching -clinnent Z is pro have located in the open end of the container, aspiral spring a, which is acted upon by the knurled (-ap'b, which has screwthreadcd engagement with the exterior of the'open end of the container a.

The scratching element (.1 is preferably made from a steel rod'or bar rectangular in cross-section, and is designed to fit openings of corresponding cross section, which are formed in the body or container of the lighter, as indicated at ll, and is provided upon its upper face with a suitable number of serrations or saw teeth as atf, whereby a scratching member or element is produced. j represents a flat spring, the upper end of wlnch is loosely connected in any convenient manner to the scratching element, preferably by providing said element with a reduced portion as at d which "is-fittedinto a slot (1' formed in the free end of the spring j. The lower end of the spring is secured in any convenient manner, as by rivets Z or otherwise, to the lower end of the container a. Pressing the flat spring j, illustrated in Fig. 1, in the direction indicated by the arrow, the scratching element (Z which is loosely connected to/said springigis caused to travel through the openings d formed in the upper end of the romaine," and the serrated upper face of the scratching element iseaused to rub against the under side of the spa1lt producing element, which heldin frictional iingagei'nent \vitlrl up per f 'i'ccq'rtf the sci-a hing ef nen'tbyineans of the spiral spring (Wand hereby causing a shower of sparks to be from the lighter, as indicated at ("f In the modified form illustratec in Fig. 3,

vide d one I end with a kn irled head it. i I terpcsed be tween the knurled head an asut-itale boss is located on one side of thbcontainer h,

and surrounding the scratching element a, is a spiral spring 2', which when depressed by forcing the knurled head toward the container a, causes the scratching element to rub against the sgark-prodiicing element, thereby emitting a shower of sparks, as indicated at g. A pin m is secured in the under side of the scratching element to limit the return movement of the same.

' The present cient and exceedingly simple pocket lighter, the same'being constructed of a minimum number of parts and reduced to the simplest operative eiiieiency.

invention provides a very ettiand means connected with saidscratching I am aware that changes may be made in r the several arrangements of the Various parts, as Well as in the details of construction thereof, Without departing from the scope of my present invention, hence Ido not Wish to be limited to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts as h erein shown and described, "as obvious modifications will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A pocket lighter comprising-a conv trainer, said container being; formed with an open end portion, a spark pmdnclng ele- 15 inent located within said open end portion, means adjnstably disposednponsaid open end portion of the container for pressing against said Spark-producing elen'ient, and a scratching element passing transversely through the open end of said container, said scratchingelelnent being provided With saw- Itooth serrations adapted to contact with thei spark-producing element.

2. A pocket lighter comprising a conta ner, said container being formed with an open end portlon, a sparkn'odncing element adjustably located Within said open end po1'- tion,"a scratching element passing trans versely through the open end of said con tainer, said scratching element being provided Wit-h saw tooth serrations adapted to contact w th the spark-producing element element for operating the same.

3. A pocket lighter comprising a con tamer, said container being formed with an i open end portion, a spark-producing element located Within said open end portion, means adjustably disposed upon said open end portion of the container for pressing against located Within said'open end portion, a cap adjnstably disposed upon said open end portion of the container, a spring located With-in said cap and open end portion of, said container bearing upon the spark-producing ele went, a scratching element passing through 'said container, said soratchlngelement ben'g, proxiided' 'with saw tooth" serrations adaptedto contact iivith the spark-prodncing element and means connected With said scratching elen ent for operating the same. I 'This specification signed and'witncssed this 16th day of Aqril, 1910. V, 7 Y I 4 ,UIS V. ARONSON. .VVitness'est Y l FREDK C. Fisorinii, oninmsmn. 

